QTL-seq for rapid identification of candidate genes for flowering time in broccoli x cabbage

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Shu, Jinshuai

作者： Shu, Jinshuai;Liu, Yumei;Zhang, Lili;Li, Zhansheng;Fang, Zhiyuan;Yang, Limei;Zhuang, Mu;Zhang, Yangyong;Lv, Honghao

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期刊名称：THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS （ 影响因子：5.699； 五年影响因子：5.565 ）

ISSN： 0040-5752

年卷期： 2018 年 131 卷 4 期

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摘要： A major QTL controlling early flowering in broccoli x cabbage was identified by marker analysis and next-generation sequencing, corresponding to GRF6 gene conditioning flowering time in Arabidopsis. Flowering is an important agronomic trait for hybrid production in broccoli and cabbage, but the genetic mechanism underlying this process is unknown. In this study, segregation analysis with BC(1)P1, BC(1)P2, F-2, and F-2:3 populations derived from a cross between two inbred lines "195" (late-flowering) and "93219" (early flowering) suggested that flowering time is a quantitative trait. Next, employing a next-generation sequencing-based whole-genome QTL-seq strategy, we identified a major genomic region harboring a robust flowering time QTL using an F-2 mapping population, designated Ef2.1 on cabbage chromosome 2 for early flowering. Ef2.1 was further validated by indel (insertion or deletion) marker-based classical QTL mapping, explaining 51.5% (LOD = 37.67) and 54.0% (LOD = 40.5) of the phenotypic variation in F-2 and F-2:3 populations, respectively. Combined QTL-seq and classical QTL analysis narrowed down Ef1.1 to a 228-kb genomic region containing 29 genes. A cabbage gene, Bol024659, was identified in this region, which is a homolog of GRF6, a major gene regulating flowering in Arabidopsis, and was designated BolGRF6. qRT-PCR study of the expression level of BolGRF6 revealed significantly higher expression in the early flowering genotypes. Taken together, our results provide support for BolGRF6 as a possible candidate gene for early flowering in the broccoli line 93219. The identified candidate genomic regions and genes may be useful for molecular breeding to improve broccoli and cabbage flowering times.

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